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Perla, Hector. "Days of Decision: Media Framing & Opposition to the Use of Force in U.S. Foreign Policy" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association, Hilton Hawaiian Village, Honolulu, Hawaii, Mar 05, 2005 <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p69855_index.html>

Perla, H. , 2005-03-05 "Days of Decision: Media Framing & Opposition to the Use of Force in U.S. Foreign Policy" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association, Hilton Hawaiian Village, Honolulu, Hawaii Online <.PDF>. 2009-05-26 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p69855_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: This paper examines when the American public supports the use of force abroad and under what conditions it opposes it. While the President attempts to define the objective of his policy to the public, other political actors may challenge this definition by offering an alternative “framing” of it. This process of public contestation is captured in mainstream media coverage and has a decisive impact on public support or opposition to the policy. I elaborate a theory of how the framing of policy objectives influences public opinion. I hypothesize that the public will support the use of force abroad when the President’s framing of the policy as foreign policy restraint (FPR) of an aggressive adversary is unchallenged. Conversely, when the President’s framing of the policy as FPR is contested in public discourse by a counter-frame, which portrays the policy as being about internal political change, support for the use of force abroad will decline.

Public Opinion, Foreign Policy, and Democracy: The Influence of the Will of the Majority. A Paper Prepared for the 2002 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association

The Diversionary Theory of Foreign Policy?: American Presidents and Public Opinion.